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Autumn Leighanne Compton Dies In Mechanicsville Crash
Cobb Island resident Autumn Leighanne Compton has been identified as the victim who was killed in a crash in Mechanicsville over the weekend after striking a truck being driven by 24-year-old North Beach native Zachary Joseph WIlburn, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's office...
One Injured Following Two-Vehicle Collision With Classic Car In Callaway
CALLAWAY, Md. – On April 28, 2024, at approximately 6:20 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a motor vehicle accident on Piney Point Road in the area of Take It Easy Ranch Road. Crews arrived to find a classic car and another vehicle off the roadway with one occupant injured.
Back In Action: The Deadrise Revives Southern Maryland’s Rock Scene At The Rex Theatre
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – On Wednesday, May 1st, local rock band The Deadrise will open for Plush at The Rex Theatre. The Deadrise band is composed of three local musicians: Sammy Hastings (lead vocals), Joey Hastings (drummer), and Max Tucker (guitar). Although they started the band years ago, they’ve been on a hiatus; this performance is their debut back into the music scene of Southern Maryland.
Two Injured After Two-Vehicle Collision On Indian Bridge Road
CALIFORNIA, Md. – A two-vehicle collision on Indian Bridge Road near Knotts Drive left two people injured and slowed traffic on the afternoon of April 27, 2024. Emergency responders arrived on the scene at approximately 3:45 p.m., to find a truck and an SUV off the roadway with multiple occupants injured.
Some high-poverty counties are told they can better pay for their own schools than the richest county in the country
Virginia's school funding formula doesn't take poverty into account, so high-growth but high-poverty rural counties get penalized. The post Some high-poverty counties are told they can better pay for their own schools than the richest county in the country appeared first on Cardinal News.
Person hurt in Highway 707 crash, Horry County Fire Rescue says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was taken to a hospital on Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash along Highway 707, Horry County Fire Rescue said. It happened near Holmestown Road in the Burgess community, HCFR said. Crews were dispatched at 1:56 p.m. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is investigating. Horry County police […]
La Plata baseball upends Leonardtown
Last Friday afternoon when the La Plata High School baseball team quickly erased a 1-0 deficit en route to forging a 7-1 victory over Leonadtown High, Warriors' leadoff batter Taylor Ellis found himself playing a role contrary to his normal fare. La Plata (13-2) spotted Leonardtown a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Warriors' starter Camden Cooke escaped serious trouble to limit the visiting Raiders to a single run. Leonardtown's Owen Hugel had led off the game with a bloop single...
St. Mary’s Woman Arrested For Drug Possession Following Traffic Stop
CALIFORNIA, Md. – At approximately 12:28 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024, while conducting a proactive traffic stop for failing to make a required stop at a stop sign near the 23000 block of Three Notch Road in California, MD, Deputy First Class Tyler Westphal observed suspected cocaine in plain view inside the 2003 Acura TL driven by Kristina Hope Beggs, 45, of California, MD.
Light The Night In Honor Of Brice Trossbach
ST. MARY’S COUNTY, Md. – Residents of Southern Maryland are encouraged to light the night during National Fallen Firefighter Week in honor of Brice Trossbach and other fallen heroes from May 1 to May 5. On June 27, 2023, at approximately 4:06 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded...
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